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EU Court To Rule On Hamas Terror Listing

The EU's top court rules Wednesday on whether Islamist movement Hamas should be taken off the bloc's terror black list,...

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‘Don’ and ‘Hilary’ Storm Near US

Off the Atlantic coast, Tropical Storm Don is thundering away. Meantime in the Pacific, a roaring tropical depression...

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Vandalism @60: The Next Chapter

This weekend, all around the world, Vandals both current and past, will meet to reflect on “The next chapter.” Up...

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Sudan Says UN Troops Cut Shows Darfur A ‘closed Chapter’

The UN Security Council's decision to cut peacekeepers in Darfur shows the conflict in Sudan's war-torn region is a...

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UN To Send Experts To Probe DR Congo Violence

The UN Human Rights Council on Friday decided to send a group of experts to the Democratic Republic of Congo to help...

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Judiciary Won’t Be the Cause of Mob Justice In Ghana – CJ Nominee Assures

At the Parliaments Appointments Committee on Friday, Madam Sophia Akuffo who strenuously refrained from describing mob...

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Afghan Commando Kills Two US Soldiers

An Afghan commando Saturday killed two American soldiers and wounded two others during a joint operation in eastern...

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UN Rights Chief Demands International DR Congo Probe

The UN human rights chief on Friday slammed Kinshasa for not seriously investigating spiralling violence in the...

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EU Needs Stronger Defence Arm

EU nations must step up their military co-operation as they cannot simply rely on the US to defend them, EU Commission...

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US Urges UN To Investigate DRCongo Murders

The United States on Monday urged the United Nations to establish a special investigation into the murder of two UN...

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Vietnam and US Sign New Deals Worth $8 Billion

The US has agreed deals worth $8 billion with Vietnam - including a massive engine contract with a Vietnamese budget...

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Rights Groups Urge Probe Into Bloodshed In DR Congo’s Kasai

International and local rights groups called on the UN on Thursday to open an urgent inquiry into the months-long...

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Global Outrage After ‘barbaric’ Kabul Truck Bomb Kills 90

President Donald Trump has condemned the "barbaric" truck-bombing in Kabul in a phone call with his Afghan counterpart,...

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Vietnam and US Sign New Deals Worth $8 Billion

Vietnam and the US have signed $8 billion in deals, including a massive engine contract with a Vietnamese budget...

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US Rules Out Easing Sanctions On Russia

Washington will not ease sanctions on Russia over the conflict in Ukraine and may even get tougher on Moscow, the White...

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Expect Above-Average Atlantic Hurricane Season, US Forecasters Say

The Atlantic ocean could see another above-average hurricane season this year, with 11-17 big storms and as many as...

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UN Questions DR Congo Probe of Experts’ Murder

The United Nations raised questions Tuesday about the Democratic Republic of Congo's probe of the murder of two UN...

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Tunisia Protester Death Raises Fears of More Unrest

A young protester was killed Monday after a national guard vehicle "accidentally" ran him over in south Tunisia,...

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Tunisia Protester ‘accidentally’ Killed In South

A young protester was killed Monday after a national guard vehicle "accidentally" ran him over in south Tunisia,...